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Department of Defense approves Blackberry 10

, May 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

As we reported yesterday, the Department of Defense has been preparing to approve Samsung's and Apple's devices for use by agency employees. While both still await approval, Blackberry received it earlier today for Blackberry 10 smartphones and its PlayBook tablet. The thumbs-up comes after weeks of testing in Defense Department labs. Read The Full Story

YouTube reaches more young viewers than any cable network, says Nielsen

, May 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

YouTube held a Brandcast event in New York today for advertisers during which it was revealed that Dreamworks has acquired YouTube network AwesomenessTV, something that the video service says is one of its networks with the most subscribers. During the event, it was also revealed by Neilsen that YouTube trumps all cable networks in the 18 to 34 age range. Read The Full Story

Google’s 2013 I/O schedule shows single keynote event

, May 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

Google has published its 2013 I/O conference schedule, and it seems it is shaking things up a bit. Shirking the usual two-day keynote speeches, which are more or less split halfsies down the middle between Android and Chrome, this time around the conference will be featuring a single keynote event on May 15. Read The Full Story

IBM uses atoms to create world’s smallest movie

, May 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

Have you ever wondered what an atom looks like magnified 100 million times and collected together with some other magnified atoms in the shape of a boy, animated, and set to music? If the answer is yes, we've got a short movie after the jump that will make your day. IBM Research, setting out to do something unique and hands-on, has created the world's smallest movie using atoms. Read The Full Story

Best Buy to sell EU stake to Carphone Warehouse

, Apr 30th 2013 Discuss [0]

Best Buy has revealed a definitive agreement to sell its 50-percent share of Best Buy Europe to Carphone Warehouse, which it entered into a joint venture with back in 2008. The sale will take place for the equivalent of $775 million, with the majority of it coming in the form of cash and the rest of it being offered in Carphone Warehouse Group stock with a one-year restriction, during which time the group can sell the shares on Best Buy's behalf at issued prices and higher. Read The Full Story

Microsoft launches Skype preview in Outlook.com

, Apr 30th 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft has launched a preview of Skype in Outlook.com for users located in the United Kingdom, with those located in the United States and Germany being slated to get the preview "in the coming weeks." Following the full preview roll out will be the switch from preview mode, with video and audio calling being offered across the entire expanse of Outlook.com via Skype sometimes in the coming months. Hard dates weren't provided for any of the planned roll outs. Read The Full Story

Yahoo reveals content additions and partnerships at 2013 NewFront event

, Apr 29th 2013 Discuss [0]

Tonight, Yahoo has kicked off its 2013 NewFront event in New York City, replete with a full roster of celebrities and a performance by The Lumineers accompanied by a half-hour live stream on Yahoo Music for those who wish to enjoy it from the comfort of their homes. All of this is to kick off some new shows that Yahoo has added to it content offerings, as well as the announcement of new partnerships and advertisement opportunities. Read The Full Story

Verizon Cloud storage now available for Android

, Apr 29th 2013 Discuss [0]

Verizon has rolled out the Android app version of its online storage solution called Verizon Cloud, which isn't a terribly original name but gets the main point of the service across. With Verizon Cloud, customers can do the same thing they've likely been doing with Dropbox and similar services already - upload and store content in the cloud, ensuring that it is always there even if the smartphone ends up lost or needs to be wiped. Read The Full Story

White House joins Tumblr, says to expect GIFs

, Apr 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

The Obama Administration is once again dipping into social media, this time announcing the creation of an account on Tumblr, which is currently composed of a single post and image. Says the White House, the Tumblr will be used in conjunction with the administration's other social media accounts to help make it the "most open and accessible administration in history." Read The Full Story

Japan says Boeing 787s can resume flight after modifications

, Apr 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

Back in January, Boeing's 787 Dreamliner jets were grounded by the FAA after experiencing issues with batteries overheating, which posed a fire risk. It took a couple months, but last week the FAA approved Boeing's new battery design, and yesterday it lifted the ban it had in place. Now Japan has given the go-ahead for resuming flights after the modications and changes needed are made. Read The Full Story

LivingSocial breach leaves 50 million customers vulnerable

, Apr 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

LivingSocial, a website that provides users with deals on a daily basis, has been hacked, it revealed in a memo to employees and later on with a public statement to users. According to a spokesperson, hackers breached the system and pulled quite a bit of user data, including usernames, encrypted passwords, birth dates, and email addresses of potentially 50 million users. Fortunately, financial information was not accessed. Read The Full Story

Fujifilm FinePix JZ700 long-zoom camera features 1080p recording and 14MP sensor

, Apr 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

Fujifilm's JZ-series features long-zoom compact digital cameras, of which the FinePix JZ700 is the latest addition, featuring an 8x optical zoom and a wide-angle lens. These features are accompanied by several others you'd fine in many modern digital cameras, such as full HD recording and a 14-megapixel CMOS sensor. One of the camera's main selling points is its thin body, which measures in at 18.9mm thick. Read The Full Story
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